Decent price for Yorkies

[mackymom]

Originally Posted by Alexi

So whats the best age to bring a dog home? Since 9 weeks, actually mine was 10 weeks and 1 day now that I do the calculations when I brought her home. I want to get another one down the road and I want to make sure I do it right! I had no idea what I was doing when I got my Sophie!

My 2nd yorkie baby came home with me at almost 7 weeks..too young. She is 13 weeks now and really still has some adjusting to do..She bites!..Terribly..(not playing)...by what I have read the 1st weeks they really learn a lot about socialization from Mom and brothers and sisters. All the rough-housing they do in the litter teaches them how hard they can bite, how to behave.. etc.. she is getting better. Thats not even mentioning how worried and how close I had to watch her and the days I pratically had to force her to eat..she is a piggy now..I think they need Mommy till 12 - 13 weeks...

[yorkiepuppie]

Originally Posted by mackymom

My 2nd yorkie baby came home with me at almost 7 weeks..too young. She is 13 weeks now and really still has some adjusting to do..She bites!..Terribly..(not playing)...by what I have read the 1st weeks they really learn a lot about socialization from Mom and brothers and sisters. All the rough-housing they do in the litter teaches them how hard they can bite, how to behave.. etc.. she is getting better. Thats not even mentioning how worried and how close I had to watch her and the days I pratically had to force her to eat..she is a piggy now..I think they need Mommy till 12 - 13 weeks...

yes, they learn to have soft mouth by playing with their bothers, sisters, and mommy. i hope your baby doesn't bit you too hard anymore. i took milu to puppy school and they told us that it is important that you play with your puppy and have them bite you - softly that is! so you let them bite your hand and say "ah-ah" if it hurts a little. and say it loudly if it really hurts and stop playing. i still let milu bit me all the time when we play, but she has really soft mouth so it doesn't hurt me at all.

i also need her to have soft mouth because i have bunnies and when she plays with the bunnies, i need to make sure that she doesn't bite them hard.

at the puppy class, there was one puppy who was SO CUTE! she would put her own lips over her teeth when she bites people to make sure she is not biting hard. how cute is that!

[CupofDog]

Originally Posted by yorkiepuppie

at the puppy class, there was one puppy who was SO CUTE! she would put her own lips over her teeth when she bites people to make sure she is not biting hard. how cute is that!

puppies...sigh...is there anything cuter?????

[yorkiepuppie]

Originally Posted by CupofDog

puppies...sigh...is there anything cuter?????

nope. not really.

[mackymom]

That is how I have been teaching her. I say "ouch" when she bites, it startles her at first then she gets real lovey and gives kisses..she really is a sweet baby....never thought I would be one of those "dog people" but here I am..lol

[Alexi]

Originally Posted by mackymom

That is how I have been teaching her. I say "ouch" when she bites, it startles her at first then she gets real lovey and gives kisses..she really is a sweet baby....never thought I would be one of those "dog people" but here I am..lol

Thats the truth, "dog people" I always thought they were weird, then I became one, I didn't even know what I was missing.
I guess you have to find the right baby!

[roxies_mom]

I was always a big dog person and never thought I'd want a small dog. But the day I laid eyes on Roxie it was over. I've been swept off of my feet for life.